The claim 'A human being is composed of body and soul' expresses which type of truth?

• A. Logical Truth
• B. Ontological Truth
• C. Moral Truth
• D. Public Accountability

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is what kind of truth is being asserted about a person’s nature. The claim that a human being is composed of body and soul is an account of what kind of thing a human is—that is, it addresses the nature of existence itself. That’s what ontological truth is about: the being or essence of things. It’s not about whether a proposition follows from logical rules, which would be a logical truth; it’s not about whether something is right or wrong, which would be moral truth; and it’s not about social duties or responsibilities, which would be public accountability. So describing humans as body and soul is an ontological statement because it speaks to the fundamental nature of human existence.